Bill Text: CA ACR119 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: California Agriculture Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-23)

Status: (Passed) 2012-06-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 52, Statutes of 2012. [ACR119 Detail]

Download: California-2011-ACR119-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 119	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  52
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 12, 2012
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 7, 2012
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Galgiani and Valadao
   (Principal coauthors: Senators Cannella and Rubio)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bill Berryhill, Hill, Ma, Mendoza,
Olsen, Perea, Yamada, Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins,
Beall, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway,
Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Beth
Gaines, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hayashi, Roger
Hernández, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara,
Logue, Mansoor, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nielsen, Pan,
John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth,
Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Wagner, Wieckowski, and Williams)
   (Coauthor: Senator Berryhill)

                        FEBRUARY 29, 2012

   Relative to California Agriculture Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 119, Galgiani. California Agriculture Day.
   This measure would recognize the week of March 4, 2012, to March
10, 2012, inclusive, as National Agriculture Week, and would
designate March 21, 2012, as California Agriculture Day.



   WHEREAS, March 21, 2012, is designated as California Agriculture
Day, a day of celebration to commemorate agriculture's importance in
our daily lives, its vital role in keeping Californians nourished and
its role in keeping the state's economy ranked as the eighth largest
in the world; and
   WHEREAS, The 2012 theme of California Agriculture Day is "Know
Your California Farmer" to encourage Californians to know and
celebrate farmers who grow the food we enjoy and share with others;
and
   WHEREAS, For more than 60 consecutive years, California has been
the number one agricultural state in the nation, producing more than
400 crop and livestock products and accounting for approximately 50
percent of the nation's supply of fruits, vegetables, and nuts; and
   WHEREAS, The inexhaustible efforts of millions of farmworkers have
contributed greatly to the success of the agricultural industry; and

   WHEREAS, California's agricultural community relies on a vital
infrastructure that aids in the exclusion and early detection of
plant and animal pests and diseases that impact public health, the
environment, and commerce; and
   WHEREAS, With less than 1 percent of California's population
engaging in farming and agriculture, each agricultural worker today
provides for more than 100 other people, compared to just 13 in 1947;
and
   WHEREAS, Today's agricultural industry offers over 300 challenging
and rewarding career opportunities, from on-farm cultivation to food
science and engineering; and
   WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, advances in agricultural
production have resulted in a drop in consumer spending on food
products from 21 percent of disposable income in 1949 to
approximately 9 percent today; and
   WHEREAS, California is the nation's leader in agricultural
exports, shipping more than $14 billion worth of food and
agricultural commodities around the world; and
   WHEREAS, California's agricultural industry constantly seeks to
incorporate the latest scientific and technological production and
marketing techniques to meet the demands of changing consumer needs
and complex world markets; and
   WHEREAS, Government-industry partnerships are continually being
developed to improve quality and ensure safe handling practices on
the farm, in transit, and during processing; and
   WHEREAS, "California Grown" is a public-private partnership
campaign that emphasizes our strong ties to the land, our neighbors,
and our desire to restore pride in our homegrown products and our
quality of work; and
   WHEREAS, A broad approach to agricultural education is vital to
ensure that California agriculture continues to flourish; and
   WHEREAS, The California "5 A Day For Better Health" campaign,
launched in 1988, was the precursor for the national "5 A Day"
program, which spreads the message that healthy eating through the
consumption of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of heart
disease and cancer by as much as 30 percent; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate for all Californians to recognize our
farmers, farmworkers, and others involved in providing such a bounty
to our nation and the entire world; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes and honors the
men and women of California agriculture for their dedication and
productivity by observing the week of March 4, 2012, to March 10,
2012, inclusive, as National Agriculture Week, and designating
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, as California Agriculture Day; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.